Essays about: "olfactory deficit."

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  1. 1. Olfactory performance and neuropathology in the Tg6799 strain of Alzheimer’s disease model mice

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Hanna Österman; [2010]
    Keywords : 5xFAD; Alzheimer’s disease; amyloid precursor protein; amyloid β; cognitive impairment; olfactory deficit.;

    Abstract : The present study evaluated olfactory and cognitive abilities of the Tg6799 (also called 5xFAD) strain of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) model mice of two different age groups (2-3 and 8-10 months of age), and one group of healthy control mice (9-10 months). Employment of an operant conditioning paradigm using an automated olfactometer, an olfactory habituation/dishabituation test and a spatial learning test with non olfactory cues resulted in data showing that the 5xFAD mice develop olfactory impairments already at 2-3 months of age. READ MORE